Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler

Small, bright yellow tanager of middle and high elevations. Males have a rusty orange head, while females have only a hint of rusty color, and immatures are plain yellow. Forages low in the understory and mid-story of a variety of habitats, from humid montane forest to forest edges and high-elevation scrub. Often found in pairs or small groups, and frequently joins mixed-species flocks with other tanagers.

Quite brightly-colored for a snowfinch. Pale sandy brown above and white below with an orange crescent on the back of the cheek. May be confused with Blanford’s Snowfinch, but look out for a pair of roughly equal-length black stripes on the face which form a right angle. Found on wide open steppe meadows, pastures, and near human settlements.

Fairly common in Andes and western desert foothills. Found in varied habitats from parks and gardens to farmland and other semiopen habitats with hedges and taller trees. Two distinct populations: in northern and western birds, sexes look alike, dark ashy gray overall with a yellow bill and amber eyes; in southern and eastern birds, male is dull blackish with a yellow bill and eyering and female is dark ashy gray overall with a yellow bill. No similar species in Chile, but in Bolivia and Peru compare with larger Great Thrush, which prefers more humid habitats.